McHenry County
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Chamber Music on the Fox hosts ‘Heartstrings: A Musical Valentine’Feb 18, 2026 1:33 pm - The Chamber Music on the Fox series presents "Heartstrings: A Musical Valentine," featuring romantic favorites from composers like Robert and Clara Schumann and W.A. Mozart.
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Lake in the Hills fire guts storage building at Fox Valley Power SportsFeb 18, 2026 12:38 pm - A storage building holding snowmobiles, boats and personal watercraft at a Lake in the Hills business was gutted in a fire early Wednesday morning.
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Barrington plan commission rejects condominium proposal citing density concernsFeb 18, 2026 10:51 am - A proposal to build a three‑story, 21‑unit condominium building in a neighborhood near the Foundry of Barrington suffered a key setback this week.
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Boys basketball: Cary-Grove clinches FVC title outright by beating McHenryFeb 18, 2026 8:39 am - Adam McCloud’s message to his Cary-Grove boys basketball team after it clinched a share of the Fox Valley Conference championship was that the job’s not done. After the T...
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All in one place: How Geneva library staff planned new Aging Well collectionFeb 18, 2026 3:00 am - The Geneva Library’s new Aging Well collection aims to be a one-stop shop for older patrons’ needs and interests.
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Forté Handbell Quartet brings ‘Resonance’ to Barrington UMCFeb 17, 2026 11:22 pm - Music lovers of all ages are invited to experience "Resonance," a handbell concert presented by Forté Handbell Quartet, an advanced ensemble from Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Harper College’s ‘Behind the Groove’ exhibit explores music and memoryFeb 17, 2026 6:28 pm - Krista Franklin’s art invites viewers to lean in close and see the seams, the layers and the loving wear that comes with holding things dear. In "Behind the Groove," Franklin’s new exhibition at Harper College, many of those items have to do with music: funk, pop and R&B.
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Home & garden calendar, Feb. 18-28Feb 17, 2026 6:19 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like resilient landscapes, native pollinators, warblers, and more.
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Dining out: National Margarita Day, Dining in the Dark, and a Girl Scout Cookie and Wine TastingFeb 17, 2026 5:04 pm - Sunday is National Margarita Day, plus The Morton Arboretum hosts Dining in the Dark, Fat Rosie’s fetes a year in Oak Brook, and Village Vintner in Algonquin hosts a Girl Scout Cookie and Wine Tasting.
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Best Bets: Rosemont’s EXP delivers new virtual reality experienceFeb 17, 2026 5:01 pm - Rosemont’s EXP virtual reality venue debuts its new medieval experience, John Mueller re-creates Buddy Holly’s final concert at the Raue Center for the Arts, and Tony Award winners perform at the Illinois Conservatory for the Arts’ benefit concert in Naperville.